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Educational Survey of 

Spalding County 

Georgia 



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By 
M. L. DUGGAN, Rural School Agent 



No. 18 



Under Direction of the State 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 



M. L. BRITTAIN 
State Superintendent of Schools 
1917 



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Educational Survey of 

Spalding County 

Georgia 



By 

M. L. DUGGAN, Rural School Agent 



No. 18 



Under Direction of the State 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 



M. L. BRITTAIN 
State Superintendent of Schools 
1917 



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A PROBLEM TO BE CONSIDERED ^ 



The value of all taxable property in Spalding county, as 
returned to the county Tax Receiver, is approximately 
$6,000,000.00, about half of which is located inside of the 
city of Griffin. However, the half within the city limits is 
returned for city taxation at about $4,000,000.00, taxed for 
school purposes at four mills, and bonded for building- ade- 
quate school houses ; while the half in the rural districts 
is returned for taxation at about $3,000,000.00, taxed for 
school support at two mills, and leaving the building of 
school houses to the interest or indifference of individuals 
or communities. In Georgia, country people will rarely vote 
for bonds for anything except the building of court houses 
and jails, while every city has pledged its property for 
adequate school houses for the children. Are not "children 
more important than property" everywhere? 



COUNTY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. 



HON. W. H. BOLTON, JR. Griffin, Ga. 

County Superintendent of Schools. 

HON. J. P. NICHOLS, SR., Chairman Board of Education, Griffin, Ga. 
President Griffin Banking Co., President Griffin Mfg. Co., 
Treasurer Rushton Cotton Mills, Director Savings Bank, Di- 
rector Kinkaid Mfg. Co., Chairman Griffin Hospital, Treas- 
urer Hawkes Library, etc. 

HON. J. D. TOUCHSTONE Zetella, Ga. 

Planter. 

HON. J. B. BELL Route B, Griffin, Ga. 

Planter. 

HON. T. M. MANLEY Route D, Griffin, Ga. 

Planter. 

HON. G. B. WESLEY Route C, Griffin, Ga. 

Planter. 



SPALDING COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



The general conception of the average country school in 
the South has been defined as "a little piece of ground, 
upon which is a little house, in which is a little equipment, 
at which a little teacher, on a little salary, for a little while, 
attempting to teach little children little things." 

The rural public schools of Spalding county measure up 
somewhat better than such a definition would indicate, but 
do not fulfill the modern conception of "Big Business". 

The fundamental rural school problem is that the people 
should have a bigger conception and deeper conviction of 
the purpose and meaning and tremendous significance of 
our rural public schools, for not until then will our schools 
approximate what they should be. There is no greater pub- 
lic interest or any that demands more liberal support and 
business-like administration. As in any other "big busi- 
ness" liberality and business sagacity in administration is 
the first and indispensable essential. 

Fortunately in Spalding county the "Directors" of the 
rural public schools— the county Board of Education — are 
men fully capable of successfully managing "big business", 
as shown by their success in managing private and corporate 
enterprises. Similar wise and liberal business methods ap- 
plied in administration of the county's rural public school 
system will assure similar success in the education of the 
county's children, and the profits to the public will be even 
greater. The services rendered would be classed as un- 
selfish patriotism in a righteous cause. 

THE SYSTEM. 

By a special Act of the Legislature, approved August 
28, 1911, "All of the school districts in Spalding county 
outside of the city of Grifhn" were "consohdated into one 

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school district", and placed under the complete 'manage- 
ment of the county superintendent and county Board of 
Education". This special Act also provided that "within 
ninety days after its passage", and "after being ratified by 
a two-thirds vote of the people of the county," (which was 
duly ratified), the county Board should have the right to 
levy for school purposes a maximum of five mills against 
all the property of the county outside of the city of Griffin. 
Under this authority the county Board has levied annually 
two mills, which in 1916 yielded $6,000.00. This amount 
added to the state fund of $11,788.65 gave for the county 
schools last year a total of $17,788.65. Divided by the num- 
ber of children of school age according to the last school 
census this was $5.00 per capita for their education, which 
was a pitifully small sum and altogether inadequate. Under 
this meager maintenance the children of the rural districts 
do not have an equal educational opportunity with those who 
live in the cities. The reason is that city property is both 
returned for taxation at a higher valuation and taxed at a 
higher rate to educate city children than country prop- 
erty for the education of country children. 

Furthermore, in practically every town and city in the 
land the institution of the public schools is thought to be 
of suflficient importance and permanence to justify the is- 
suing of long term bonds for the construction of adequate 
plants to meet the growing demands of such "big business", 
while our rural districts (with few exceptions) still depend 
upon voluntary subscriptions, box suppers, and other uncer- 
tain and unbusiness-like methods for building purposes. No 
wonder that most rural schools command so little respect 
in the estimation of the public. 

Property is not proportionately more important than 
children in the country than in the cities, and could well 
stand as heavy a tax rate for their education. 

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Looking far into the future the City is still providing for 
the education of her children. Two buildings just erected 
from a bond issue voted by the people. 




New Griffin Higli School 

Cost $58,000.00. 




Ttie Mew Morth Side (Jrammar School 
Cost $12,500.00. 

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A COMPARISON. 

City County 

Enrollment (1916) 1770 1150 

Averag-e attendance (1916) 1590 1020 

Number days school year 180 130 

Total Value of school buildings $140,000.00 $ 9,000.00 

Value of buildings per pupil $ 79.00 $ 7.82 

Total number of patent desks 1400 450 

Cost of supervision $ 2,400.00 $ 900.00 

Cost of supervision per pupil $ 1.35 $ .77 

Total paid to teachers $ 20,116.00 $ 12,769.00 

Tax on property for school purposes 

(1916) 4 mills 2 mills 

(NOTE: Three mills has been levied by the county for 1917.) 

DON'T THEY DESERVE IT? 

Given to the country children per capita as much super- 
vision, as good teaching, as long terms, as efficient equip- 
ment, as adequate school plants, or as nearly so as pos- 
sible limited by the same proportionate tax rate, as the city 
children enjoy and the rural schools will accomplish as much 
for them and for the community as the city schools have 
done for the city. And this would be only reasonable and 
business-hke. And it would prove very profitable both to 
the children and to the property involved, even as it does 
in the city. In Spalding county, however, as in other Geor- 
gia counties, the cause of education in the country dis- 
tricts suffers in comparison with the cities both in the val- 
uation of the property for taxation and in the rate levied, 
in the manner of raising funds for building school houses, 
in the length of the school year, in the professional strength 
of the teachers, and particularly in the amount of super- 
vision. See the comparisons. 

AN EXCEPTION. 

Attention is called to the East Griffin School. Here we 
find an up-to-date building, by far the best in the county, 
a more liberal equipment, a longer school year, a better 

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organized school. Upon inquiry it is found that the Mill 
owners, after paying the county school tax on their prop- 
erty, further supplement this from the Mill funds suffi- 
ciently to provide a good school for the children of the Mill 
operatives because it pays. They are successful business 
men. and they consider this good business policy. Spalding 
county is as well able as the East Griffin Mill or the city 
of Griffin, and similar liberal policies would pay the county. 

THE PROSPECTS. 

In this county, as elsewhere over the state, there are 
hopeful signs of an awakening public sentiment for more 
adequate rural public schools. Fortunately, Spalding county 
already has the necessary legal machinery, and the power 
and responsibility of administration is in the hands of capa- 
ble business men. It only remains for a strong and insistent 
public sentiment throughout the county to inspire and 
sustain a progressive superintendent and Board of Educa- 
tion in a liberal and far-reaching policy to make for the 
county as adequate a system of public schools as has already 
been accomplished for the city. 

And with the earnest hope that this Bulletin will con- 
tribute something to this end it is respectfully submitted 
to the patrons and citizens of Spalding county. 

M. L. DUGGAN, 
Rural School Agent for Georgia. 



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EAST GRIFFIN (MILL) SCHOOL. 

Teachers: T. J. Purdy, Principal, Miss Rosa Futrelle, Miss Mattie 
Weldom, Miss Gertrude Hemphill, Assistants. 

Location: Half mile west of city limits. 

Grounds Area, several acres; title in East Griffin Mills; level, gently 
sloping; improved; ample playgrounds; school gardens; two 
sanitary toilets. 

Building: Value $5,000.00; four standard class rooms; auditorium; 
cloak rooms; wide halls; perfectly lighted; well ventilated; 
painted; well kept. 

Equipment. Single patent desks in suitable sizes; first class black- 
boards; maps, globes, charts; well selected library, reference 
dictionary; framed pictures, etc. 

Organization: Four teachers; seven grades; 130 pupils; nine months 
school year. 



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VAUGHN SCHOOL. 

Teachers: W. H. Carreker, Principal, Miss Rebecca Griffin, Miss 
Nina Minter, Assistants. 

Location: Four miles north of Rising- Sun; 4 miles south to Zetella. 

Grounds: Adjacent to a Baptist church, in whom is probably invest- 
ed the titles; unimproved; small playgrounds; no school gar- 
dens; two toilets in good condition. 

Building: Value $800.00; three class rooms; no cloak rooms; im- 
properly and insufficiently lighted; in bad repair; not well 
kept; unpainted inside; painted outside. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; poor blackboards; no maps; no 
charts; no globe; no reference dictionary; no pictures; no 
library. 

Organization: Three teachers; eight grades; 102 pupils; seven months 
school year; no clubs. 



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McINTOSH SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Rosebud Garr, Griffin, Ga. 
Location: Four miles southeast to Griffin. 



Grounds: Area, one and half acres; titles, (?); unimproved; small 
playgrounds; no school gardens; two toilets in good condition. 

Building: Value $450.00; one class room; no cloak rooms; improp- 
erly lighted; in medium condition; well kept; unpainted. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; poor blackboards; no maps; no 
charts; no globe; no pictures; no reference dictionary; no 
library. 

Organization: One teacher; seven grades; 38 pupils; seven months 
school year; no clubs. 




RISING SUN SCHOOL. 

Teachers: T. E. Elder, Principal; Mrs. T. E. Elder, Assistant. 

Location: Four miles south to Vaughn School; four and half miles 
east to Sunnyside. 

Grounds: Area, one acre; titles in Board of Education; (adjacent to 
church; slightly improved; small playgrounds; no school 
gardens; two toilets in fair condition. 

Building: Value $800.00; two rooms; no cloak rooms; improperly 
lighted; in good condition; well kept; painted inside and 
outside. 

Equipment: Single and double patent desks; poor blackboards; one 
history map; no charts; no globes; no reference dictionary; 
no pictures; no library. 

Organization: Two teachers; eight grades; 76 pupils; seven months 
school year; Boys' corn club; calf club. 



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SUNNY SIDE SCHOOL. 

Teachers: F. E. Morton, Principal; Mrs. F. E. Morton, Miss Ida 
Ruff, Assistants. 

Location: On Central of Georgia Railway. 

Grounds: Half acre village lot; titles in private individual; unim- 
proved; very small playgrounds; no school gardens; tviro 
toilets in fair condition. 

Building: Value $1,200.00; three class rooms; cloak rooms; insuffi- 
ciently lighted; in very bad repair; painted; well kept. 

Equipment: Single and double patent desks; good blackboards; very 
few maps; no charts; no globes; no pictures; a reference 
dictionary; library of 200 volumes. 

Organization: Three teachers; eleven grades; 125 pupils; eight 
months school year; no clubs. 



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TEAMON SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Ruble Futral, Griffin, Ga. 

Location: Four miles northwest to Sunny Side school; four and a 
half miles southeast to Griffin. 

Grounds: Area, one acre; titles (?); fine grove unimproved; yards 
well kept; small playgrounds; no school gardens; one toilet in 
good condition. 

Building: Value $700.00; one class room; no cloak rooms; well 
lighted; floors well oiled; ceiled, but unpainted inside; paint- 
ed outside. 

Equipment: Single and double patent desks and teacher's desk; 
fairly good blackboards; no maps; no charts; no globe; no 
reference dictionary; no pictures; no library. 

Organization: One teacher; seven grades; 24 pupils; seven months 
school year; boy's corn club and calf club. 



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VINEYARD SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Susie Southerland, Vineyard, Ga. 

Location: On Central of Georgia Railway. 

Grounds: One acre; titles in local trustees; ample playgrounds; 
small school garden; one toilet, in bad condition. 

Building: Value $500.00; one class room; no cloak rooms; improperly 
lighted; in good condition and well kept; ceiled, but un- 
painted inside; painted outside. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; poor blackboards; one history 
map; no charts; small globe; no pictures; no reference dic- 
tionary; no library. 

Organization: One teacher; seven grades; 45 pupils; seven months 
school year; literary club; no industrial clubs. 



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ROVER SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Mary E. Thornton, Griffin, Ga. 

Location: Four miles northeast to East Griffin school. 

Grounds: Area, one acre; titles (?); small playgrounds; no school 
gardens; two toilets in medium condition. 

Building: Value $400.00; one class room; no cloak rooms; well 
lighted; in good condition; well kept; ceiled but unpainted. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; fairly good blackboards; several 
maps; no charts; no globe; no reference dictionary; no 
library. 

Organization: One teacher; eight grades; 35 pupils; seven months 
school year; no clubs. 



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ANTHONY'S CHAPEL. 



Teacher: Miss Lucile Rogers, Griffin, Ga. 

Location: Three miles northeast to Hand school. 

Grounds: Area, (?); titles (?); unimproved; small playgrounds; 
no school gardens; only one toilet, bad condition. 

Buildings: Value .$600.00; one class room; no cloak rooms; insuffi- 
ciently and improperly lighted; unpainted. 

Equipment: Patent double desks; poor blackboards; one history map; 
no charts; no globe; no reference dictionary; no pictures; 
no library, or other helps. 

Organization: One teacher; eight grades; 35 pupils; seven months 
school year; no clubs. 



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HAND SCHOOL. 

Teacher. Miss Hester May Walker. 

Location: Three miles southwest to Anthony's Chapel school. 

Grounds: Area, half acre; titles (?); open, bare, neglected; very 
small playgrounds; no school gardens; only one toilet, in 
fair condition. 

Building: Value, $450.00; one class room; no cloak rooms; insuffi- 
ciently I'ghted; in fair condition; painted outside; unpainted 
inside. 

Equipment: Single and double patent desks; poor blackboards; one 
history map; no charts; no globe; no reference dictionary; 
no pictures; no library. 

Organization: One teacher; e'ght grades; 40 pupils; seven months 
school year; no organized clubs. 



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MT. ZION SCHOOL. 



Teachers: J. R. Gillespie, Principal; Miss Annie Joy Coppedge, as- 
sistant. 



Grounds: Area, 265 acres; titles Methodist Conference (Camp 
Grounds); magnificent oak groves, unimproved; ample play- 
grounds; no school gardens; one toilet only, in bad condition. 

Building. Value, $1,000.00; two class rooms; no cloak rooms; im- 
properly lighted; in good repair; well kept; painted inside 
and outside. 

Equipment: Single and double patent desks and teachers' desks; 
good blackboards; one small State map only; no charts; no 
globe; no pictures; no reference dictionary; no library. 

Oaganization: Two teachers; nine grades; 50 pupils; eight months 
school year (with seven months pay); no organized clubs. 



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PITTS SCHOOL. 



Teacher: Miss Eva Kendrick, Griffin, Ga. 

Location: Four miles northwest to Griffin. 

Grounds: Area, (?); titles (?): unimproved and neglected; very 
small playgrounds; no school gardens; one toilet only, m 
fair condition. 

Building: Value, $400.00; one class room; no cloak rooms; improper- 
ly lighted; in fair condition; ceiled, but unpainted. 

Equipment: Single patent desks and teacher's desk; very poor 
blackboards; no maps; no charts; no globe; no pictures; no 
reference dictionary; no library. 

Organization: One teacher; eight grades; 24 pupils; seven months 
school year; no clubs. 



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ORCHARD HILL SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Mattie Simonton, Orchard Hill, Ga. 

Location: On Central of Georgia Railway. 

Grounds: Area, (?); titles (?); adjoining church lot; lot unim- 
proved; ample playgrounds; no school gardens; two toilets, 
in fair condition. 

Building: Value, $450.00; one class room; no cloak rooms; well light- 
ed; in bad repair; well kept; painted. 

Equipment: Single and double patent desks and teachers' desks; 
fairly good blackboards; two small maps; no chart; a small 
globe; framed pictures; small library; no reference dic- 
tionary. 

Organization: One teacher; seven grades; 45 pupils; seven months 
school year; a literary club; no industrial clubs. 



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RINGGOLD SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Mr. J. O. Futral, Griffin, Ga. 

Location: Four miles east to Beulah school; three miles south to 
Midway school; six miles northwest to Teamon. 

Grounds: Area, eig'ht acres; titles in Masonic Lodge; fine grove; 
unimproved; yards clean; ample playgrounds; no school 
gardens; no toilets. 

Building: Value, $600.00 (?); two story (lodge overhead); one very 
large class room; no cloak rooms; insufficiently and improp- 
erly lighted; well kept; unpainted; in bad repair. 



Equipment: Single patent desks; poor blackboards; one history map; 
no charts; no globes; no reference dictionary; no library; 
no pictures. 



Organization: One teacher; nine grades; 30 pupils; no clubs; seven 
months school year. 



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MIDWAY SCHOOL. 
(A standard School.) 

Teachers: D. H. Standard, Principal; Miss Sarah Oxford, Assistant. 

Location: Three miles north to Ringgold school; three and a half 
miles west to East Griffin school; five miles southeast to 
Rehobeth school. 

Grounds: Area, (?); titles, private individual; unimproved; well 
kept; small playgrounds; no garden; two toilets in good con- 
dition. 

Building: Value, .$900.00; two class rooms; cloak rooms; insufficient- 
ly and improperly lighted; floors oiled and well kept; painted 
inside and outside. 

Equipment: Single patent desks and teachers' desks; first class 
blackboards; good set maps in case; charts; globe; refer- 
ence dictionary; library of 200 volumes; framed pictures, 
etc. 

Organization: Two teachers; eight grades; 86 pupils; seven months 
school year; programs posted; boy's corn club. 



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REHOBETH SCHOOL. 



Teachers: A. H. Shuler, Principal; Miss Lillian Maddox, Miss Annie 
Bell, Assistants. 

Location: Four miles west to Orchard Hill school; five miles north- 
west to Midway school. 

Grounds: Area, three acres; titles in a Baptist church; (adjoining 
church lot); lot in good condition; partly improved; school 
gardens; ample playgrounds provided; well kept; only one 
toilet, in good condition. 

Building: Value, $900.00; three class rooms; no cloak rooms; fairly 
lighted; well kept; painted outside; ceiled, but unpaintel in- 
side. A teachers' home on lot. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; medium blackboards; set of maps 
mounted in case; charts; globe; framed pictures; no refer- 
ence dictionary; no library. 

Organization: Three teachers; ten grades; 85 pupils; boys' corn 
club; calf club; seven months school year. 

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